The $500,000 Tapp-Craig runs as part of Hill Stakes Day as a lead-up to the Callander-Presnell race
The fourth edition of the Tapp-Craig ran on Saturday October 11, 2025 as part of Rosehill’s Hill Stakes Day card in Sydney and was won by the well-bred I Am Invincible colt Ohope ($5.50).
2025 Tapp-Craig Results
The official Tapp-Craig 2025 Results & Finishing Order will be listed below once the next edition of the $500,000 race is run and won on Saturday October 11, 2025.
- 1st: No. 6 Ohope
- 2nd: No. 2 Farnicle
- 3rd: No. 1 Estremo
Ohope ($5.50) delivered a strong win in the 2025 Tapp-Craig results at Rosehill, surging home under Tommy Berry to claim the Listed feature for three-year-olds.
Trained by Michael Freedman, the up-and-comer made the most of barrier six and a Good-rated track to notch his biggest career victory to date in the $500,000 event.
Berry gave the Godolphin colt a patient ride, settling just off the speed before producing him at the right time to reel in Farnicle and Estremo in the final stages.
The win was a breakthrough for the son of I Am Invincible, who had been building nicely this prep and was well-supported in early markets.
His closing sectionals were sharp, and the win puts him firmly in the frame for upcoming spring targets, potentially including the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes or even a tilt at the Coolmore Stud Stakes if connections opt to freshen him.
2025 Tapp-Craig Odds
The Tapp-Craig 2025 racing odds will be provided below as soon as betting on the event is open this spring.
| 6. Ohope (6) J: Tommy Berry 55kg 4x132T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 2. Farnicle (2) J: Tim Clark 55kg 729x6T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 1. Estremo (8) J: Jason Collett 57kg 31351T: Chris Waller | ||
| 9. Dusty Bay (4) J: Alysha Collett 55kg 8x430T: Tracey Bartley | ||
| 4. Single Choice (5) J: Tyler Schiller 55kg 2511T: Matt Cumani | ||
| 8. Nordic Viking (9) J: Dylan Gibbons 55kg 40x32T: John Sargent | ||
| 12. Kujenga (7) J: Zac Lloyd 53kg 23x40T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 7. Siriusly Hot (10) J: Chad Schofield 55kg 76x16T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 3. Fermoy (1) J: Kerrin McEvoy 55kg 0x427T: Chris Waller | ||
| 5. Duke Of Arrakis (3) J: Regan Bayliss 55kg 17x3T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
Tapp-Craig Tips
Top Tapp-Craig betting tips include looking for the in-form three-year-olds with winning form over at least 1200m, any graduates out of earlier Group status events in Sydney during the spring and those dominant gallopers in the frame for the $1 million Callander-Presnell later in the spring.
Looking for the in-form fillies in the mix is another key Tapp-Craig tip with the opening two editions won by fillies with Opal Ridge (2022) and Makarena (2023) before the 2024 win by the colt Anode.
2025 Tapp-Craig Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Tapp-Craig 2025 race tips will be provided below the week of the race so stay tuned for the top three-year-olds to back this season.
Each Way: No. 4 Single Choice
SINGLE CHOICE (5) shapes as a genuine value play in the Tapp-Craig, with the 15/1 quote at time of publish looking very appealing for an Each Way ticket. Matt Cumani’s Anders gelding arrives with confidence after back-to-back wins, including a dominant 4.25-length maiden breakthrough at Ballarat and a tough BM64 victory at Bendigo carrying 59kg. That last run was especially impressive given how far back he settled and the ground he made up under a big weight. He faces stronger opposition here, but drops to a handy 55kg, draws well for a soft run, and gets Tyler Schiller aboard. Expect him to track the speed and potentially run a bold race at big odds.
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4. Single Choice (5)
J: Tyler Schiller 55kg
2511T: Matt Cumani
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The Tapp-Craig ran for the first time in early October 2022 as a lead-in race to some of the more lucrative Sydney Spring Racing Carnival features over the month for three-year-olds.
The opening edition ran at Randwick Racecourse.
For the second running in 2023 the $500,000 event took place at Rosehill Gardens in early October on Hill Stakes Day.
Racing at the meeting is headlined by the now $2 million Group 2 Hill Stakes (1900m) and also features the lucrative $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes (1400m) along with the Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) and the Group 3 The Nivison (1200m).
The Tapp-Craig is a set weights plus penalties event open only to three-year-olds.
It is the key lead-up into the now Group 2 $1 million Callander-Presnell (1600m) held at the end of October over a mile, which as of 2022 replaced the Stan Fox Stakes and Bondi Stakes (defunct).
The first, second and third placegetters out of the Tapp-Craig results are exempt from The Callander-Presnell ballot.
The event holds Listed states.
In 2024 the Tapp-Craig winner Anode went on to run third in that year’s Callander-Presnell trifecta while Just Party ran second in both events.
The Tapp-Craig Info
- Date: Saturday October 11, 2025
- Track: Rosehill Racecourse
- Distance: 1400m
- Conditions: 3yos – Set Weights + Penalties
- Status: Listed
- Prize Money: $500,000
- First Run: 2022
Tapp-Craig Betting
Betting on the Tapp-Craig is lead by the season’s top performing, middle-distance three-year-olds eyeing a run in the Callander-Presnell race.
Any Group winners or Group 1 performed youngsters are kept safe in Tapp-Craig betting, and shorter Tapp-Craig odds are offered for proven Sydney runners.
Opal Ridge ($2.40 in 2022) saluted for the punters in the first edition of the race.
Anode ($2.80 in 2024) was the last favourite in Tapp-Craig betting to salute for the punters.
Tapp-Craig Field
The Tapp-Craig race field attracts a capacity or close to capacity line-up of three-year-old horses on the Callander-Presnell path.
Three-year-olds coming off earlier Group status spring races in Sydney, including the Group 1 $1 million Golden Rose Stakes (1400m), are likely to line-up in the Tapp-Craig field in October.
Anode (8th in 2024) was the last Golden Rose graduate to back-up and win the Tapp-Craig.
The Tapp-Craig field attracts a similar class and many of the same horses that continue on to run in Sydney’s Silver Eagle the following season as four-year-olds.
2025 Tapp-Craig Field
The official Tapp-Craig 2025 Final Field & Barriers will be announced on the Wednesday leading-up to the race and listed below as soon as released by Racing NSW.
The 2025 Tapp-Craig field features a quality line-up of three-year-olds including Chris Waller’s last start Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude winner Estremo and the in-form Matt Cumani trained Anders gelding Single Choice chasing a hat-trick.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Estremo
J: Jason Collett
T: Chris Waller |
31351 | C | 8 | 57kg | |
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2. Farnicle
J: Tim Clark
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
1729x6 | C | 2 | 55kg | |
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3. Fermoy
J: Kerrin McEvoy
T: Chris Waller |
60x427 | C | 1 | 55kg | |
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4. Single Choice
J: Tyler Schiller
T: Matt Cumani |
2511 | G | 5 | 55kg | |
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5. Duke Of Arrakis
J: Regan Bayliss
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
17x3 | C | 3 | 55kg | |
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6. Ohope
J: Tommy Berry
T: Michael Freedman |
74x132 | C | 6 | 55kg | |
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7. Siriusly Hot
J: Chad Schofield
T: Ciaron Maher |
976x16 | G | 10 | 55kg | |
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8. Nordic Viking
J: Dylan Gibbons
T: John Sargent |
540x32 | C | 9 | 55kg | |
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9. Dusty Bay
J: Alysha Collett
T: Tracey Bartley |
08x430 | G | 4 | 55kg | |
| 10. Autumn King (8) Scratched: | |||||
| 11. Clanwilliam (11) Scratched: | |||||
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12. Kujenga
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
023x40 | F | 7 | 53kg | |
2025 Tapp-Craig Nominations
Early nominations for the Tapp-Craig 2025 close the Monday of race week.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 22 | AUTUMN KING | C | 3 | Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | |
| 2 | 4 | CLANWILLIAM | G | 3 | David Payne | |
| 3 | 17×3 | DUKE OF ARRAKIS | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 65 |
| 4 | 108×430 | DUSTY BAY | G | 3 | Tracey Bartley | 57 |
| 5 | 31351 | ESTREMO | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 6 | 1729×6 | FARNICLE | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 80 |
| 7 | 3x60x427 | FERMOY | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 8 | 1×173 | FLYING ORCHID | G | 3 | John Sargent | 71 |
| 9 | 10x023x40 | KUJENGA | F | 3 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 76 |
| 10 | 3540×32 | NORDIC VIKING | C | 3 | John Sargent | |
| 11 | 374×132 | OHOPE | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 65 |
| 12 | 037×71 | POLISH PLAYGIRL | F | 3 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 62 |
| 13 | 33×1 | RIPLEY | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 66 |
| 14 | 30x560x613 | SHEEZA DIVA | F | 3 | Mitchell & Desiree Kearney | 59 |
| 15 | 2×511 | SINGLE CHOICE | G | 3 | Matt Cumani | 66 |
| 16 | 6x3976x16 | SIRIUSLY HOT | G | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 65 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Tapp-Craig Form
The Tapp-Craig form guide provides all the must know info on the $500,000 feature including the lead-up form, career statistics, track / distance records and the jockey / trainer / owner of all the horses in the field.
Using the Tapp-Craig form guide to uncover the value in the market is crucial and the Tapp-Craig form is expected to stack-up later in the spring.
The 2022 Tapp-Craig form was franked with the runner-up Pericles going on to run top three in a number of important, subsequent races including his Group 2 Autumn Classic (1800m) win and Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) second the following autumn in 2023.
2025 Tapp-Craig Form
A link to our comprehensive Tapp-Craig 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Tapp-Craig Results
The Tapp-Craig race results provide punters with the exact finishing order of all the three-year-olds in the event including the winning time and margin, plus show the starting price of all the contenders.
The Luke Pepper-trained filly Opal Ridge (2022) was the inaugural Tapp-Craig winner saluting for the punters.
The fillies were on top again in 2023 with the Team Hawkes-trained Makarena taking it out at odds of $4.40.
In 2024 Anode became the first colt to win the Tapp-Craig.
The 2025 edition was won by I Am Invincible colt Ohope.
Past Tapp-Craig Winners
Past Tapp-Craig winners and placegetters dating back to the race’s inauguration in 2022 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
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| 2025 | Ohope | Farnicle | Estremo | 1:22.28 |
| 2024 | Anode | Just Party | Deconstruction | 1:22.37 |
| 2023 | Makarena | Razors | Snapback | 1:22.09 |
| 2022 | Opal Ridge | Pericles | Dashing Legend | 1:29.69 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Tapp-Craig?
The 2025 Tapp-Craig was won by three-year-old I Am Invincible colt Ohope at $5.50 for trainer Michael Freedman with jockey Tommy Berry aboard on 55kg from barrier 6 to win by 1.69 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:22.28.
When is the Tapp-Craig 2025?
Saturday October 11, 2025What is the prize money for the Tapp-Craig 2025?
$500,000
Where is the Tapp-Craig 2025?
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, James Ruse Drive, Rosehill, NSW 2142.
How do I bet on the 2025 Tapp-Craig?
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Which horse will win the 2025 Tapp-Craig?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Tapp-Craig is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.